St Patrick's College Maghera

Admissions for pupils (starting September 2017)

Oversubscribed Status

Oversubscribed

Admission number

190

Number of preferences

214

Admissions criteria

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR ENTRY INTO YEAR 8

When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the schoolÂ’s admission criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it.Respective functions of the Board of Governors and Principal in relation to Admissions to the school

The Board of Governors delegates to the Principal the task of applying the Admissions Criteria.

Pupils resident in Northern Ireland at time of proposed admission will be given preference over those not so resident.

The following criteria will be applied, in the order given, by the Board of Governors in selecting pupils for Year 8 entry:

1. Preference will be given to all pupils who give St PatrickÂ’s College as their first preference school on the Application Form.

2. If the number of such applications is greater than the Admissions Number permits, applicants from the Direct Transfer Schools: St. MaryÂ’s PS, Glenview; St PatrickÂ’s PS, Glen; St BrigidÂ’s PS, Tirkane; St JohnÂ’s PS, Swatragh, St. BrigidÂ’s PS, Mayogall and Carhill Integrated Primary School will be selected.In allocating the remaining places the following sub-criteria will be applied in the order given:Applicants who have/are

a) Siblings currently enrolled in the college or who are being selected for enrolment in September 2016.

b) Siblings previously enrolled (former pupils).

c) A first or only child in a family. Twins will be considered as joint eldest.

d) A parent who was previously enrolled.

e) If, after applying the sub-criterion

(d) there are still more applicants than places available, the Board of Governors will place these applicants in order by date of birth, the oldest first and the youngest last and select pupils in this order, starting with the eldest until all the remaining places have been filled. In the event of two or more children having the same date of birth, selection will be made using a randomly generated order of letters. This will be used, starting with the first letter in the list to determine the order of selection of the applicants according to the initial letter of their surnames.

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ADMISSIONS TO YEAR 8 AFTER 1 SEPTEMBER 2016

Parents who wish to have their child considered for admission in the event of a place arising after 1 September 2016 should write to the Principal clearly stating this. In the event of a vacancy arising the above criteria will be applied to these applications only.

Please also note that all schools are required to admit children with a statement of special needs before any other applicant, and must also give priority to children who are, or have been, in care.

What happened in 2017

This school was oversubscribed in 2017 for admission to year 8.We do not have data on the home to school distance of the last successful applicant.

Past admissions status is no guarantee of future admissions, we advise you to always check with the school.

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Admissions history

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School Admission area in 2017

Oversubscribed

Priority Admission

No catchment area

Cutoff type:

None

Cutoff distance:

None

Size of SAA (km2):

None

School Admission area in 2016

Oversubscribed

Priority Admission

No catchment area

Cutoff type:

None

Cutoff distance:

None

Size of SAA (km2):

None

School Admission area in 2015

Oversubscribed

Priority Admission

No catchment area

Cutoff type:

None

Cutoff distance:

None

Size of SAA (km2):

None

School Admission area in 2014

Oversubscribed

Priority Admission

No catchment area

Cutoff type:

None

Cutoff distance:

None

Size of SAA (km2):

None

School Admission area in 2013

Oversubscribed

Priority Admission

No catchment area

Cutoff type:

None

Cutoff distance:

None

Size of SAA (km2):

None

Catchment area

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2017 Census

Number of pupils

1313

Age range

11-19 years old

Denomination

Other

Gender split (Boys/Girls)

53% / 47% of pupils

Pupils taking free meals

19% of pupils

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Performance

GCSE: Pupils achieving 5 or more good passes (inc English and Maths) ()

80%

60%

40%

20%

This

school

Local

Area

Average

National

Average

Sixth form: Pupils achieving 3 or more A-levels ()

80%

60%

40%

20%

This

school

Local

Area

Average

National

Average

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